At the outset, I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening this important meeting. I also thank Dr. David Nabarro, Dr. Margaret Chan, Mr. Téte António, Mr. Per Thöresson and Dr. Mosoka Fallah for their comprehensive briefings. At almost the same time last year, we met (see S/PV.7268) t…
Two years ago, the international consensus enabled us to respond quickly and effectively to the reports of the use of chemical weapons in the conflict in Syria, whose shocking images have remained with us, images of Syrian civilian victims of chemical weapon attacks in the Guta area of Damascus. Int…
I should like at the outset to welcome you here to the Security Council, Mr. President, and to thank you and your delegation for having given us this opportunity to discuss this very important topic, namely, peace and security challenges facing small island developing States (SIDS). I should like al…
At the outset, allow me to welcome the Ministers who have come to this meeting from Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands and Ukraine. We certainly appreciate all the efforts being made by those countries in the independent investigation on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17.
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At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for presiding over this important meeting, and to thank Mr. Mladenov for his briefing today and his efforts in general.
The prospects in our region are dire. We are faced with challenges that are complicated, interlinked and unprecedented in their vari…
Jordan welcomes the agreement reached on the Iranian nuclear issue, as well as the political and diplomatic efforts made by China, France, Germany, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union to achieve it.
Jordan has always called for a peaceful diplomatic …
I have the honour to brief the members of the Council in my capacity as the Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In my statement, I intend to provide an overview of my visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwa…
I would like to begin by thanking the Deputy Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for their comprehensive briefings.
Jordan regrets the fact that the draft resolution (S/2015/508) was not adopted today. As we commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the greate…
I would like to begin by expressing our appreciation, Mr. President, for the way in which you have conducted the work of the Council during the month of June, during which there were several events of note and the adoption of several important resolutions and decisions. My congratulations also go to…
At the outset, I would like to thank Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of the International Criminal Court for her briefing this afternoon. I would also like to thank the Prosecutor for presenting her twenty-first report to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1593 (2005).
We take note of the briefi…
I would like to thank Mr. Olof Skoog, Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, its former Chair, for their briefings on peacebuilding in post-conflict situations.
Recent changes and emerging challenges, along with their impact in many areas of the world, have …
At the outset, I wish to thank the Permanent Representative of Spain for the information provided and his leadership in chairing the work of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006). I also thank the Panel of Experts for the preparation of the report (S/2015/401,…
I would like at the outset to thank Mr. Haysom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for his briefing.
Afghanistan is going through a crucial phase in its history. It is facing a series of ongoing, new and renewed challenges. Accordingly, the international community must work towards pr…
I would like first of all to welcome you, Mr. President, to the Security Council, and to thank you for giving us this opportunity to discuss the important issue of the protection of children in armed conflict. We also thank the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon; his Special Representative for Child…
I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity for us to take part in this very constructive discussion. I would also like to thank the Force Commanders of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, as well as the Chie…
I would like to begin by thanking the Chairs of the three Committees for their briefings, which illustrated the very constructive role they play in the fight against the threat that terrorism poses to international peace and security.
Despite all the international community’s efforts, including tho…
At the outset I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Jeffrey Feltman and Alexander Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, for their exhaustive briefings this morning.
The relative improvement of the …
At the outset I would like to welcome Judges Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow and thank them for their outstanding achievements and the exceptional work carried out by the Tribunals.
The Council established both the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and t…
At the outset allow me, Sir, to express our sincere thanks to you for presiding over this important debate. I also commend the role of the Mission of the United States of America for taking the initiative to introduce presidential statement PRST/2015/11, which we have just adopted. We welcome that d…
The Jordanian delegation expresses its warmest gratitude for the opportunity to discuss the very important topic of the protection of journalists in conflict situations. We thank the Deputy Secretary-General and Mr. Christophe Deloire and Ms. Marianne Pearl.
Significant progress has been achieved i…
